The total number of people infected with coronavirus in the world by the morning of 26 July exceeded 15.9 million people. The pandemic has covered 188 countries. This is evidenced by data project at Johns Hopkins University, published on the website.
For project information in the world infected 15 998 267. The increase in the number of people infected per day amounted to about 281 thousand. For the entire period of the pandemic died 643 826 infected, more than 9.2 million people have recovered.
Most affected by SARS-CoV-2 country USA (the number of infected more than 4.1 million). In second place is Brazil (2.39 million people), India (1.3 million) were in third place. Russia (805 thousand) was fixed at the fourth position, ahead of South Africa (434 thousand). In the top ten of the rating also includes Mexico, Peru, Chile, UK and Iran.
Most of the victims of the infection was in the United States — 146 460 people. The highest mortality recorded in European countries most affected by the pandemic and this figure exceeds 10 percent.
In Russia in recent days revealed 5871 patients. In total, the country recorded 806 720 cases of infection with coronavirus. Of these, more than 597 thousand patients have recovered, 13 192 people died. Since the beginning of the epidemic in the country was made more than 26.6 million tests for coronavirus. Earlier in June, who announced the withdrawal of Russia on a plateau on the coronavirus.
June 8 Chapter who Tedros Adan Ghebreyesus confirmed the improvement of the situation in Europe. However, according to him, globally there has been an increase in the spread of coronavirus. June 29, the organization said that the spread of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 in the world is accelerating.
Outbreak of pneumonia COVID-19 caused by a new type of coronavirus, was first recorded in December 2019 in Wuhan. On 11 March, the who announced that the situation can be characterized as a pandemic.
